Positive interaction of social comparison and personal responsibility for outcomes

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Grygolec, Jaroslaw ^a   Coricelli, Giorgio ^a,b   Rustichini, Aldo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Envy; Pride; Regret; Responsibility; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867087871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00025     Document Type: Article

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